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Anita Chandrasekhar

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Global head of Talent Strategy & Operations at Zapier
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Anita Chandrasekhar is the Global Head of Talent Strategy and Operations at Zapier, with over 17 years of experience in the nonprofit and tech sectors. She specializes in building scalable hiring systems, integrating AI into operations, and combating recruitment fraud. Colleagues describe her as a technically excellent, authentic, and exceptional operational leader.

Outside of work, Anita enjoys traveling, attending stand-up comedy shows, and hiking with her family, which includes her two young children and a dog. She has a Masters from the National University of Singapores Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

She is at the forefront of tackling AI-driven candidate fraud, including deepfakes and fraudulent interview swaps, in remote hiring environments.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Global head of Talent Strategy & Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Anita cares about

AI in Hiring
She actively builds AI into Zapier's hiring processes and believes AI fluency is a crucial skill for the future of work.
Candidate Fraud Detection
Leads initiatives to detect and prevent hiring fraud from AI misuse, such as deepfakes and interview swaps, viewing it as a core business risk.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Global head of Talent Strategy & Operations
Zapier
7-2016 - 2-2022
Senior Managing Director, Talent Strategy and Operations
Teach For America
7-2015 - 6-2016
Managing Director, Project Management, Regional Operations
Teach For America
1-2013 - 7-2015
Director, Institute Operations
Teach For America
9-2007 - 8-2010
Team Lead
Goldman Sachs
In the press

Media appearances

AI Fraud in Hiring: How Zapier Tackles Deepfakes, Interview Swaps, and Business Risk. Featured in Digital Recruiter Podcast
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AI recruiter screens: What we learned. Featured in Zapier Blog
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Education
Master
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy - National University of Singapore
Exchange Semester
Hertie School
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